Sunday, May 21, 2017

360 Youth Services

Ted Gladson, Chicago-based founder and former president of Gladson Interactive, gives back to his local community. One of the many nonprofits Ted Gladson donates his time to is 360 Youth Services, which helps young people to succeed in education and life in Chicago and beyond. With counseling, mentoring, and housing programs, the organization gives all young people a chance to grow and thrive.

Founded in 1971 by concerned educators and parents, 360 Youth Services strives to educate young people on the dangers of substance abuse, while also giving those with poor home situations a safe place to stay and the opportunity to continue their education. The programs offered teach youth how to make life-serving choices regarding substance use. It is also considered a safe place for gay, lesbian, transgender, bi-sexual and questioning youth.

Those in the local community who want to be a mentor have the opportunity to volunteer and spend time with young people of ages 18-24. A positive influence in a young person's life can have a lifelong effect. The goal for these youths is for them to become educated, employed and self-sufficient. Volunteers are truly the heart of this committed group.

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About Ted Gladson

Born and raised in Chicago Illinois, Ted Gladson went on to attend the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy where he earned his BS in pharmacy. Earning his degree in 1959, Ted Gladson worked in retail and hospital pharmacies as a pharmacist, pharmaceutical salesman, and sales trainer.

In 1971, Ted Gladson founded Gladson Interactive, a firm dedicated to providing best practice consulting on store design, merchandising, market research, and product databases. Serving as the firm’s president as well as a registered pharmacist, he built his firm into a leading retail consultancy providing image & dimensionsal databases for the food, drug & mass retail markets.

As an experienced pharmacist and retailer, he shared his expertise teaching pharmacy retail management courses at his alma mater as well as the University of Utah. He has also delivered over 300 lectures and seminars in retail pharmacy management along with over 200 articles & colunms. He continued to lead Gladson until its sale in 2005. In 2006, Ted was inducted into the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.

Outside of his professional life, Ted Gladson is a avid lifelong skier, and a member of the National Ski Instructor’s Association, also, he enjoys golf, scuba & beach volleyball.